Derasha 40 on Shemos 2:5
Parashas Shemos · Passuk 2:5
The Complete Passuk
וַתֵּ֤רֶד בַּת־פַּרְעֹה֙ לִרְחֹ֣ץ עַל־הַיְאֹ֔ר וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָ הֹלְכֹ֖ת עַל־יַ֣ד הַיְאֹ֑ר וַתֵּ֤רֶא אֶת־הַתֵּבָה֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַסּ֔וּף וַתִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֶת־אֲמָתָ֖הּ וַתִּקָּחֶֽהָ׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sotah 12b (verified).
Sefaria — Exodus 2:5
Sefaria — Sotah 12b
E-Daf — Sotah 12b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Sotah 12b
״וְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָ הוֹלְכוֹת וְגוֹ׳״, אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: אֵין הֲלִיכָה זוֹ אֶלָּא לְשׁוֹן מִיתָה, וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר: ״הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי הוֹלֵךְ לָמוּת״.
English: “And her maidens were walking” — R’ Yochanan said: This “walking” is nothing other than a language of death.
On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.
What Is Learned
The maidens who opposed the rescue were struck down; the verse’s “walking” is read as their death.